Yes, it's a bit unusual for me to blog twice within a few days. But, it happens. Today I started the 2nd Vaporbyte launch cake. It's a process. For this cake I used my Nana's fruitcake recipe, it never fails and fruitcake lovers adore it. It's my goto launch cake recipe. Right now, the kitchen … Continue reading Dirty Deeds
Author: Cat Connor
Crystal Chandeliers
When I was small 'Crystal Chandeliers' was one of the songs my mum used play. She really enjoyed Charlie Pride, I recall quite a few of his albums in the rack (yeah, back when they were big vinyl records). She also loved Leonard Cohen, Tom Jones, Dinah Ross, Johnny Cash, and almost every singer ever. … Continue reading Crystal Chandeliers
See Me, Feel Me
Thanks to The Who for today's blog title. Today is the first day of winter. We're half way through 2020 and as a year it is quite the disappointment. I give it '1 star': could try harder. Haven't seen #MyKnight since November last year because we can't travel back and forth between Perth and Wellington … Continue reading See Me, Feel Me
When the phone rings…
We'd just finished dinner and my phone rang. The conversation kinda went like this ...Robbie: The yellow note things, they're a clue that Mac did it, aren't they?Me: They are a clue.Robbie: Did Mac do it?Me: I'm not telling you who did it but it's good you think it's Mac at this point. Let me … Continue reading When the phone rings…
Girls, Girls, Girls
Thank you for that song, Sailor. It's a catchy little number.It's ear worm material. I'm not even sorry. 🙂 https://youtu.be/qumA791iaJc Enjoy.There is precious little writing happening this week. I do need to knuckle down and get the 'first draft' of the new book completed. Slow going when I'm not actually opening the file ... seems … Continue reading Girls, Girls, Girls
No Apologies
Welcome to the first week back in the bookshop after eight weeks at home. It's the first day of the first week. Pretty sure I've already offended people on Facebook by being me, but, you know what? I'm always me, fucking deal with it. And what I say on my own page, is entirely up … Continue reading No Apologies
Mother’s Day Musings
It’s Mother’s Day.A time for reflection, perhaps?I’ve been a mum for 37 years. Being a mum has taught me a lot. I learned very early (Caleb was 6 weeks old) that I was the one who needed to fight for him and to trust my instincts and that I knew better than anyone else when it … Continue reading Mother’s Day Musings
A little thing …
Once upon a time I wrote a little thing and it's in an anthology called C'est La Vie. And the other day it was read on the radio by John MacDonald. And you can hear it here.How cool is that?And yes it is a Byte short story. Go listen. It's pretty fun to hear it … Continue reading A little thing …
Let’s Dance
"Put on your red shoes and dance the blues"When I see or hear the words "Let's Dance" I hear the song in my head. Bowie gets in and he had a way of sticking around."Let's Dance" is the first chapter of Vaporbyte. I was trying to remember (without going through the book) how many Bowie … Continue reading Let’s Dance
The Crunch!
Level 3. For us this is huge. We can resume online sales via our shop website. Writers Plot Bookshop is 5 years old and we struggle to get Kiwi’s to support their own; their own local businesses; their own authors (who are infinitely better than any overseas authors). It’s been hard. We are lucky, in that, we … Continue reading The Crunch!
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